Tag: poverty
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Go You Forth: Four Years After Hurricane Katrina
Sep 3rd 2009
To make a contribution for this event visit www.mazon.org/donate-now. Please indicate that your donation is for “New Orleans.” ... continue reading »
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Making the Grade
Aug 27th 2009
A MAZON donor was recently highlighted in The News-Gazette newspaper of Champaign-Urbana, IL. August 13, 2009 Making the Grade “For his bar mitzvah – a coming-of-age ceremony for Jews – Saul Downie elected to give gifts instead of receive them and collected thousands of dollars for two charities in the process. The Urbana Middle School ... continue reading »
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TAKE ACTION: Support The Measuring American Poverty Act of 2009
Jun 30th 2009
UPDATE 8/18/09: Just learned of an online petition in support of HR 2909 at Change.org’s “Poverty in America” section. Take a minute to make a difference! Introduction: Measuring Poverty Finally after years of waiting for a new approach, Rep. Jim McDermott (D- WA) has introduced a bill providing for one year to plan and recommend ... continue reading »
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How can I help the multitude of people in need?
May 28th 2009
Los Angeles is full of wealth & opportunity, yet I see people in need everyday. A shoeless man walks the Sunset Strip; a teenage runaway sits with his dog on Santa Monica’s Promenade; a veteran asks for money and food on the median in front of the gates of Bel Air; and countless faces push ... continue reading »
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The Shop on Main Floor
May 4th 2009
The woman who runs the small market downstairs lost her lease. They gave her 25 days notice; last Friday was the 25th. Ironically, it was May Day, a day in which many gathered to celebrate immigrant workers & downtrodden laborers such as her. I don’t know for a fact that this woman is an immigrant ... continue reading »
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Purim
Feb 19th 2009
For information on ordering 2010 Purim cards for mishloach manot, please visit http://mazon.org/go/purimcards. Purim is my favorite holiday, and not just for the spinning graggers & delicious hamantashen. The megillah is an inspiring story of Jewish unity amidst insurmountable struggle. When the wicked Haman threatens brave Mordechai, he turns his wrath not only against him, ... continue reading »
